December 17, 2015
Because of Jeremy’s surgery, we had to cancel on most of our holiday parties. We’ve scaled way back to only do what’s absolutely necessary to keep food on the table and take care of the sickies. I did, however, commit to going to the office Christmas lunch at Tokyo’s. Selah June and I shared some chicken tempura, and she did the completely rational thing of freaking out when the hibachi chef set fire to the oil on the grill. She was like, “Do you guys see this?? Where is the nearest exit? We gotta get outta here!”
She did really well with everybody there. In fact, Brandy held her for quite some time. They read her ocean book and danced to the sounds it makes. The dean patiently gave her pretzels from her snack container so that she had one in her mouth and one in each hand at all times. It was a good time, but we had to leave early to get to Grammy’s house.
Today was the day for Jeremy’s first post-op visit with the doctor. Mom took care of Selah June, and Dad went with us to the appointment. I’m so glad that he did. The nurse unwrapped his bandages, and the incisions were horrifying. The doctor showed us pictures from the surgery. It was a really surreal experience. Jeremy said it was like looking at a leg of somebody else. I couldn’t think about it actually being his leg. It was really rough. There were long incisions on his heel, the inside of his ankle, the top of his foot, and both sides of his calf. The doctor said that there are four major nerves in your leg. All of his nerves were compressed. Additionally, they found a large neuroma and a large plantar fasciitis. Apparently, a typical pf is 3 mm, and his was 12 mm. The doctor suggested that Jeremy’s condition was the worst he had seen in someone his age. And he wasn’t sure at all about the underlying root cause of the nerve deterioration. He biopsied the nerves so that he could send samples to multiple facilities for testing. We’ll see what the diagnosis is. For now, we’re really just struggling to hang in there. It’s the hardest it’s been for us since the colic.
When we all got home and settled in, I fed everybody and brought in presents from the office Christmas party, the mailbox, and the front porch. Selah June needed no help figuring out what we were supposed to do. She’s a natural when it comes to opening presents!
We saved her present from Penelope for last. She liked the cookies from Lori and the angel from Dean Brown, but she REALLY liked her activity cube.
Here is her making an absolute mess!!